COVID-19 

Since July 2020,  Japan’s southern islands of Okinawa have reopened to domestic tourism and are preparing for the welcome back to British and international visitors with a smile as soon as restrictions are lifted.  Okinawa has a new set of health and safety procedures in place, designed to prioritise the wellbeing of locals and tourists alike, for example:

• Body temperature screening introduced at various entry points to the prefecture and at many of its most popular tourist attractions.
• Protective screens are in place at shops, museums, bars and restaurants and QR codes for dining menus and brochures.
• Extra sanitisation protocols eg. shoe sole disinfectant pads at entrance and exit points.
• Visitors encouraged to wear face masks in public and enclosed spaces.
• Everyone to keep a friendly “smile distance” apart – for social distancing.